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Chargement... Broken Moonpar Laken Cane
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I'm a wolf shifter . . . who can't shift. Twelve years ago, I was hobbled by my alpha, cast out of my pack, and forced into an unfriendly world without any protection. But I'm not exactly helpless. Despite being unable to shift, I have talents the others don't have. I can see the spirits of dead people, for one. And I have a knack for fighting rogue supernaturals. My ex-alpha will never let me back in, but there's another alpha in the city. Something has been killing his wolves, and he wants me to destroy it before it takes another one. He'll triple my going rate-but that's not the thing that makes me agree to help him. He says he can free my wolf. It's not possible, but . . . What if it is? I'll help him, either way. Monster hunting is what I do, and if there's a monster killing wolves, I will stop it. Because those two warring alphas might believe the city is theirs, but this is my territory. The city embraced me when the packs wouldn't have me, and I will protect it-with or without my wolf. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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3
But the execution is weird.
There is a huge dichotomy in the tones of the book. On one hand, it's pretty dark and rough and gets shockingly brutal at times but on the other, it is overflowing with this over-the-top sappy stuff like insta-BFFs and saving little kids from the bad man I would expect to find in a bad YA read. The only part that is missing is her saving a kitten stuck on a tree or something.
It's extremely jarring to see the MC switch between virtuous, self-sacrificing goodie-two-shoes and a down-to-earth, gritty, dejected realist who will let her friends die if necessary.
I am fine with a bit of sappiness especially if it serves to release some tension and lighten the gloomy mood but this book switches rapid-fire between the two sometimes which then accomplishes neither and instead makes the MC appear inconsistent and even contradictory.
It almost feels like the author doesn't actually understand what these writing tools are meant to do and is just throwing them together by guess and by gosh.
The plot is kind of all over the place too but this also somehow works better than it should as it operates to convey how torn the MC is between her different responsibilities and how taxing her life is.
It's not about mystery and plot twists but about discovery and learning stuff about the characters and the world while we accompany the MC on her turbulent life.
I feel like this book already used up too much of the overarching plot setup but didn't really utilize a lot of it in an impactful way which makes it feel a bit crammed with plot bullet points. It's kind of the opposite problem of the typical modern urban fantasy that stretches an already thin and shallow plot over 2 or 3 full-length volumes.
I really hope the author has just as many interesting ideas for where the plot can eventually go for upcoming volumes.
The book works much better than it should and I am not sure if it's due to the ingenuity of the author or just stupid luck and a good editor.
I will most likely listen to the second book but there is no audiobook yet. (